On August 18, 2026, during the first Test match between India and Sri Lanka at Galle International Stadium, Rishabh Pant became the fastest batsman in Test cricket history to reach 100 sixes. The previous record of 6578 deliveries established by former Australian wicketkeeper Adam Gilchrist was easily surpassed by the 28-year-old wicketkeeper-batter, who reached the milestone off just 4918 deliveries.
For Rishabh Pant, the timing of the accomplishment has a very personal significance. On August 18, 2018, he made his Test debut against England in Nottingham. This means that the record was set precisely eight years to the day after he initially wore whites for India in the longest format.
Rishabh Pant joins Gilchrist, Brendon McCullum, and Ben Stokes as the only hitter in Test history to clear the boundary 100 times. At the time of the milestone, he had played in 51 Test matches, amassed over 3600 runs at an average of almost 44, eight hundreds, and twenty half-centuries.
How does Rishabh Pant record stack up against that of the other 100-six Club members?
Rishabh Pant score is significantly higher than those of the other three club members. Gilchrist required 6578 balls to accomplish the milestone, a record that Pant has since erased. Pant’s 4918-delivery effort was by far the fastest; Stokes needed 9042 deliveries, while McCullum needed 9756 balls to get there.
With 138 maximums in the format, Stokes presently leads all batters in the total number of Test sixes. Pant has plenty of potential to close that gap over the rest of his career because he is still only 28 years old.
With 80 sixes in the ICC World Test Championship, Rishabh Pant is second only to Stokes, who has 88.
Where did Rishabh Pant get his hundred Test sixes?
Rishabh Pant propensity to attack in a variety of settings is demonstrated by the fact that his century of Test sixes has been distributed across several nations and circumstances. He has cleared the ropes 41 times in 16 home Test matches. Given the circumstances in England, his 28 sixes there are quite amazing, and he has added 15 more during tours of Australia.
India and Sri Lanka will play their first Test match at Galle International Stadium on August 15–19, 2026. Pant’s Test career has evolved steadily since his debut eight years ago, and he currently ranks among the most destructive batters the format has seen. He attained the record-breaking milestone during India’s second innings in the series opener.
